St Landry County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Prescott, Capt. Lewis Demarest June 24, 1900 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary K. Creamer marykcreamer@yahoo.com June 30, 2015, 10:59 pm St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, June 30, 1900, Image 2 Capt. L. D. Prescott. There passed away, on Sunday evening, at 1 o'clock, at his home near Washington, a gallant soldier, a steadfast friend, a devoted parent, and the truest type of a Southern gentleman that ever tread the soil of this land of brave men. With the spirit of Capt. Prescott disappears a man that was never known to purposely wound the feelings of a fellowman; he was at all times gentle and kind, but when aroused he was like the sweet summer skies suddenly transformed into thunder and lighting. Fearless, gallant, he made a true soldier. As captain of a company, he never would order his men where he himself would not go. It is told of him that he once ordered a half-dozen of the bravest of his company to go and reconnoitre the enemy's camp, but the hearts of even these brave men quailed, so perilous was the enterprise, and one of them remonstrated with the Captain. "I never order my men where I fear to go myself," was the prompt reply of the brave Captain, and in a minute he was on his horse and off to what his men thought certain death. Fortunately the enemy was not there, or this gallant man, we are told, would never have returned to serve in time of peace the parish he so honored in war. To his bereaved family and friends, the Clarion extends its sincere sympathy. Additional Comments: NOTE: Capt. Lewis Demarest Prescott is buried at the Magnolia Ridge Cemetery located in Washington, St. Landry Parish, LA. www.findagrave.com memorial # 127737993 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/stlandry/obits/p/prescott6010gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb